Here's how I went about "cobbling" a big, fancy, Edwardian hat to wear to tea with my dress-up group, The Atlanta Time Travelers. Sure, you could buy an antique hat. But this was more fun. And if I don't count my time or blood loss in the equation, much less expensive! It's not difficult and requires no advanced sewin

Susan reporting: English ladies in the second half of the 18th c. loved their extravagant hats, especially when combined with extravagant ...

Here's how I went about "cobbling" a big, fancy, Edwardian hat to wear to tea with my dress-up group, The Atlanta Time Travelers. Sure, you could buy an antique hat. But this was more fun. And if I don't count my time or blood loss in the equation, much less expensive! It's not difficult and requires no advanced sewin

Here's how I went about "cobbling" a big, fancy, Edwardian hat to wear to tea with my dress-up group, The Atlanta Time Travelers. Sure, you could buy an antique hat. But this was more fun. And if I don't count my time or blood loss in the equation, much less expensive! It's not difficult and requires no advanced sewin

Here's how I went about "cobbling" a big, fancy, Edwardian hat to wear to tea with my dress-up group, The Atlanta Time Travelers. Sure, you could buy an antique hat. But this was more fun. And if I don't count my time or blood loss in the equation, much less expensive! It's not difficult and requires no advanced sewin

Here's how I went about "cobbling" a big, fancy, Edwardian hat to wear to tea with my dress-up group, The Atlanta Time Travelers. Sure, you could buy an antique hat. But this was more fun. And if I don't count my time or blood loss in the equation, much less expensive! It's not difficult and requires no advanced sewin

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Bonnet of white satin, English, ca. 1805 - ca. 1810

What’s Old is New is Strange Again! Darejan, wife of Erekle II of Georgia, 18th Century As years pass, memories get a little fuzzy, facts get a bit muddled up, and stereotypes take over. We g…

Harlow These hats are part of my new collection. They are al made from luxury 100% cotton velvet. Made from original 1930s sewing patterns, Handmade hat pin included They are all fully lined with a satin colour that compliments the velvet outer layer. They sit comfortably in the head at an angle. I respectfully try to recreate iconic hat shapes with a modern twist.

Christian Tagliavini. Swiss-Italian, born in 1971, educated in Italy and Switzerland, where he lives and works. 1503 – A VISIONARY RENAIS...

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An olive coloured Elizabethan flat cap I made from heavy weight boiled wool.

A.K.A. My Museum Shopping List! Gothic Victorian (sometimes called neo-Victorian) is a modern fashion movement that reinterprets certain aspects and fashion facets of Victorian culture, putting a t…

Here's how I went about "cobbling" a big, fancy, Edwardian hat to wear to tea with my dress-up group, The Atlanta Time Travelers. Sure, you could buy an antique hat. But this was more fun. And if I don't count my time or blood loss in the equation, much less expensive! It's not difficult and requires no advanced sewin

asya kozina channels the motifs, costumes and aesthetic characteristics of various historical time periods and recreates them using the medium of paper.

9 free antique patterns for Edwardian & WW1 tam o'shanter hats! The Edwardian tam o'shanter was the everday hat of Edwardian girls and sports hat of Edwardian women. 'A small woollen cap [...] which only needs two hairpins to keep it in place, is extremely becoming, and suitable either for summer or winter.'

If there are any of our books you'd like to see as a downloadable pdf product please let us know and I'll put up a listing for you!This is a DakotaPrairieTreasures Republication Book (reprint) I've created from my Personal Collection of over 199+ (and counting!) Rare Millinery Books. Our Collection of Republication Books range in date of origin from the mid 1800's to the mid 1900's. They are quite the help for persons who are into historical reenactment or just love the historically accurate, and classic, milliner styles. Restyle Your Hats by Drucella Lowrie Spiral Bound Book Republication™ Originally Published in 1952! Why Buy Just One? Receive a 50% shipping discount, on all items in your order after the first purchase, providing all are paid for in a single payment as invoiced! Up for bid is another marvelous DakotaPrairieTreasures UNABRIDGED Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of our original "Restyle Your Hats" with NO RESERVE!" We scanned and reformatted a scare original and are pleased to offer you this wonderful antique millinery reference for your reenactment, boutique sales or personal recreation sewing pleasures! This HISTORIC item has ~325 line drawings and photos regarding the restyling/manufacturing of the most deliciously feminine HATS & chapeaux in its 120 pages! It includes much information to inspire your millinery muse plus instructions for the needle working techniques to remake lovely hats for all seasons! (Original is NOT for sale) This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques and inspiration for the creative millinery and fabric artists out there who recreate the hats and headdresses from the 1940's and 1950's. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful milliner craft instructional revealing our heritage from earlier America and European cultures! Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use! This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too! This item is a great resource for those who are Flapper and Depression era historical reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, students of historical millinery, clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc! An excerpt: "Here is a book that will show you what you can do with those favorite hats of yours that are stowed away on the closet shelf. They are too good to throw away, yet not quite fresh enough to wear at the beginning of a new season...It is not difficult to do any of these things if you learn one or two little tricks. In fact, once you decide to try your hand at retriming, you will see what wonders can easily be accomplished and what fun it is to follow the fashion with your own creations...What you may need most at the start is an idea, and in this book you will find hundreds of them--with illustrations--to show you what you can do with different-shaped hats. Then you will what to know how to carry out your ides. The remaining pages tell how trimmings are put on and how to make any number of them yourself, what colors to choose, the interesting things you can do with veils, and so on..." CONTENTS Preface The Importance of a Hat What are Style and Fashion? The Basis Styles of Hats How to Recognize the Value of a Hat Straws - Braids - Felts - Other Fabrics The Value and Use of Trimmings Ribbons - Feathers - Flowers and Fruits - Other Trimmings Equipment Needed for Renovating and Retrimming Hats How to Freshen Hats and Trimmings Basic Hat Types and Suitable Ornamentation Cap - Calot - Casual - Cloche - Beret - Bonnet - Derby - Helmet - Pillbox - Sailor - Turban Hats for the Mature Woman Picture Hats Trimming Hats for Little Girls How to Make Millinery Trimmings Knife Pleats - Box Pleats - Pleated Quill - Ribbon Chou - Cocarde - Braided Trims - Ribbon Loops - Ribbon Stick-Up - Ribbon Bows - Brim Trims - Crown Bands - Other Ribbon Trimmings - Tendrils - Velvet Tubing - Leaves - Embroidery Stitches - Beads - Sequins - Pompons - Tassels - Hat Pins How to Sew Trimmings on a Hat Veils and How They are Worn Veiling as Trimming The Bridal Headdress Color Combinations and Texture How to Choose Your Next New Hat What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is! The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim. The antique and vintage thread, fabrics, hat blocks, ribbons, flowers, feathers, etc., can be found online quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store… The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim. The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your grandmothers did! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book. What are the benefits of our antique book Spiral Bound Book Republications™? * Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper. * Our products are made using the latest LaserJet printing technology meaning the ink will not smear like inferior photocopy or inkjet products do. * Our spiral binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects. * Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy. * Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper! * These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing! * You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian pattern book finds with family and friends! You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come... Check out DakotaPrairieTreasures' current auctions for 161+ Millinery Spiral Bound Book, CD and Single Pattern Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure! Payment: PayPal. Shipping: Within the USA: $4.00 via USPS 1st Class. Out-of-country destinations (Canada included): $12.95. International buyers are responsible for their country's custom duties. We do not mark merchandise shipments as "gift" on the USPS Customs form. Combined shipping is available for all Dakota Prairie Auctions ending within 48 hours. A 50% s/h discount will be automatically applied to each item after the first purchase in all combined orders. Copyright Restrictions: All DakotaPrairieTreasures products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). Any descriptive text and trademarks provided by the seller in this listing's title, subtitle and description are the sole property of DakotaPrairieTreasures. All rights reserved. You are permitted to use our product's information for items you make for yourself, as gifts or for fully complete items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs and images remain the exclusive legal property of DakotaPrairieTreasures. Neither the CD Product content or hardcopy designs or images, or any part thereof, may be reproduced, used in class lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or "shared" (either individually or as a package or kit) without DakotaPrairieTreasures' prior written consent. DakotaPrairieTreasures PDF Downloads, Single Patterns, CD Books, eBooks and Softcover Books are copyrighted to DakotaPrairieTreasures and may not be reproduced for resale. However, you may make the pattern items for personal use or for sale as actual garments, etc.

Here's how I went about "cobbling" a big, fancy, Edwardian hat to wear to tea with my dress-up group, The Atlanta Time Travelers. Sure, you could buy an antique hat. But this was more fun. And if I don't count my time or blood loss in the equation, much less expensive! It's not difficult and requires no advanced sewin

As if I dont have enough projects going on.....but seriously, how could I resist? The Order of the Golden Fleece knight's collar project One of my best friends here in the SCA, Sir Gaston, who is just as much of a Burgundian geek as me if not moreso, gave me this great idea.....how about recreating the Order of the Golden Fleece chain? Talk about a great project!! The collar is such a beautiful work of art, and it just screams out to be copied.....but who wants to fork over $200-$300 to some renn faire guy to make one for you? Waaaaayyyy more fun to do it yourself, I always say. Ok first thing's first....I have no idea how to do this in true jewelers fashion, and PMC is right out because I dont have a blow torch. So my remaining choice is basic polymer clay. Not a bad choice, imho, and fairly inexpensive and easy to work with, all pluses in my book. I also have lots of glass beads and shards at my disposal, left over from previous beading projects and stained glass panels to use as my jewels. Now, this will be my first endeavor with polymer clay, but I have a secret weapon.....I got a book over at Half Price Books today called 'Creating Your Own Jewelry' by Cris DuPouy, and its practically written for just this sort of project!! She basically shows you how to copy museum pieces using polymer clay, shards of glass, and glass beads. I dont think it could get any more perfect, and best of all, the book itself was only $10! Im thinking the fleece collar I want to copy is going to look roughly like this: I have a feeling this is going to be a really fun project! :)

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If there are any of our books you'd like to see as a downloadable pdf product please let us know and I'll put up a listing for you!It's Fun to Make a Hat by Helene Garnell! CD Republication Originally Published in 1944! Make your own hats; for yourself, family and friends or to sell! Just in time for Easter Bonnets, etc.! Up for the enjoyment of your creative muses is another marvelous DakotaPrairieTreasures UNABRIDGED CD Republication of the original "It's Fun to Make a Hat" with NO RESERVE!" We scanned and reformatted a scare original and are pleased to offer you this wonderful antique millinery reference for your reenactment, boutique sales or personal recreation sewing pleasures! (Original is not for sale) A copy of this book recently sold for over $380 (January, 2006)! Yikes!!! But you can have a much less pricey version for your own millinery library right here, right now!!! Instead of getting caught up in a bidding war you can snag this delectable info for yourself today at the BIN price and save the rest of your money for the materials for a score of new hats! All DakotaPrairieTreasures CD Republications are viewable on Windows, Mac and Linux pc operating systems! This HISTORIC item has scores of charcoal-style drawings regarding the manufacturing of the most deliciously feminine WWII HATS & chapeaux in its 132 pages! It includes instructions for many of the necessary steps and needle working techniques to make lovely hats! This would be a great reference item for those interested in historical reenactment groups, students, fabric artists, Red Hat Society members and more! I hardly know where to begin!(Original is NOT for sale) This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques and inspiration for the creative millinery and fabric artists out there who recreate the hats and headdresses from the early 1940's. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful craft instructional revealing our heritage from early America and European cultures! An excerpt: "Ever since Mother Eve put the first Pomegranate blossom in her hair... There is no black magic in hat making. It is an exact art, which requires a basic knowledge of line, style and proportion, a light hand and a lighter heart. No woman who can turn out a creditable job of dressmaking should be stumped by the prospect of making a hat...In the first place, a hat is quicker... [and] can be whipped up in a matter of hours, before your first flush of enthusiasm has cooled off. ... [however], there are no hard and fast rules about hat making. You may express your own ideas in any way you like." CONTENTS I. Your Hat and You Do's and don'ts of hat making... Why hats make the woman... What hats mean to every woman... How I became a millinery - Paris to New York via Hollywood II. Fitting the Hat to Face and Figure How to choose your type... Hat whims of Hollywood stars... How to measure your head... How to determine correct hat proportions... How to avoid the common mistakes in millinery. III. The Home Millinery Workroom How to set up and stock your workroom... The few necessary tools for hatmaking... Basic equipment... Assembling your materials... Why it's fun to make a hat. IV. The ABC's of Hats Hats through the ages... The six basic hat silhouettes: the sailor, the turban, the calot, the beret, the Breton and the pillbox... Why most variations of hats stem from the basic six... Why it's worth your while to be your own custom milliner. V. Materials and Accessories Felts and how to buy them... The principal types of millinery straws - bodies and braids... How to test straw braids... How to buy straw bodies... Types of hat fabrics - velvets, laces, cottons, silks, rayons and wools... Effective ways of styling fabric hats... How to handle the various kinds of fabrics... Why you can make a hat out of anything... Basic millinery stitches - whip stitch, cross stitch, hemming stitch, stoating stitch, buttonhole stitch, overcasting, basting, blind stitch. VI. Foundations and Blocking How to make a pillbox foundation... Tracing the pattern... Adjusting pattern to the head... Cutting the foundation... How to determine a true bias... Millinery markings... Pressing and notching... Wiring the foundation... Sleeking the lines... How to make a wired frame for blocking... Types of foundation fabric and wire needed... Making a crown block for a sailor... Wiring the frame... Sizing the frame... How to make a frame for a coronet or "half hat:... How to block a felt pillbox... Steaming the felt... Pulling, pressing and pinning... Finishing the pillbox... Other types of improvised blocks... Blocking a felt hat over an ordinary aluminum pitcher... Don't be afraid to use your imagination! VII. How to Make a Basic Sailor Hat Using the sailor pattern included in this book... Cutting your pattern in cardboard... Cutting the foundation in crinoline or other foundation fabric... Sizing the fabric... Making the brim foundation... Making the crown foundation... Trying on and adjusting the foundation... Sleeking the lines... Covering the foundation in fabric... How to achieve that professional touch... The finished sailor. VIII. Variations of the Sailor The padre... The off-the-face hat... The profile hat... The tricorne... The bicorne... The cloche... The watteau... The postilion... The fedora. IX. How to Make a Calot... and Its Variations How to use the calot pattern included in this book... The sectional calot, always used when working with fabric... How to make a felt calot... Steaming, blocking and finishing... Ten variations of the basic calot - The side-draped cloche, the coronet, or halo hat, the double calot, the baby bonnet, the Dutch cap, the half hat, the pompadour bonnet, the bonnet, the wired calot, the Breton... Combining the calot with other basic shapes. X. How to Copy Another Hat How to copy a hat from a newspaper picture... Drawing and cutting the pattern... Trying on and adjusting... Cutting the pattern in felt... Trimming, shaping and adjusting... Pressing and steaming the felt... Details of construction of crown and brim... How to shape felt to the pattern... Joining crown and brim... Selecting the trimming... How to save $42 XI. How to Work with Straw Blocking a straw body... How to finish the brim edge... How to make a hat from straw braid... Working the braid wet... Sewing the braid over the pattern... Tricks in pressing... Sizing the straw... Wiring the brim... Sleeking the hat... Selecting the trimmings. XII. Your Local Store Why the notion counter is a treasure trove for every milliner... Costly hats from "ten-cent" gadgets... Basic workroom equipment and materials to be found on the novelty counter... Inexpensive trimmings - flowers, feathers, ribbons... The yarn counter... The flower counter... The veiling counter... Glitter trimmings... Hat from neckwear... Ideas from the upholstery counter. XIII. The Heat Under Your Hat Matching the hat to the hairdo, and vice versa... Why hair and hat should make one harmonious picture... The most versatile basic haircut... Care of the hair and skin... Tricks with makeup... Harmonizing makeup and costume colors... Living up to your hat. XIV. Show Your Colors They psychology of color... Warm and cool colors... Primary colors... Constructing a color chart... How to establish harmonious and contrasting colors... Colors becoming to blondes... To brunettes... To redheads... Experimenting with color combinations and contrasts. XV. Renovation and Remodeling How to make over your husband's old felt hat into a creation for yourself... Cleaning the felt... Cutting and restyling... Blocking... Cleaning and reblocking straw hats... How to make a brim larger or smaller... How to raise or lower a crown... How to stiffen a limp straw... How to freshen velvet... How to freshen veils... Renovating flower trimmings... Repasting feathers... Pampering your hats... What a little steam will do. XVI. Professional Workroom Secrets How to avoid "that home-made look"... How to apply trimmings lightly... Getting the right angle... Milliner's tacks... How to make a professional bow... Using your imagination in trimmings... Knowing the varieties of feather trimmings... Making an all-feather hat... Making flower trimmings... How to wire a flower stem... How to tie a veil... How to attach a veil... How to apply a lining... Making a ribbon cockade. Felt ornaments... Checkerboard pleating... Felt brim edging... Lingerie trim... Making matching accessories... Hatpins... Buttons and buckles. XVII. Now You Know All the Answers - Go On and Make Your Hats! Pattern REMEMBER: THIS IS A WWII ERA MILLINERY GUIDE!!! What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is! The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim. The antique and vintage thread, fabrics, hat blocks, ribbons, flowers, feathers, etc., can be found on eBay quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store. You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned into a CD-ROM Reproduction using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download a FREE version of the Adobe software program at www.adobe.com . This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this historic and resourceful book. The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on embroidery. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and bur

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A woman's straw hat, 1760-80; probably Italian; applique straw decoration

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If there are any of our books you'd like to see as a downloadable pdf product please let us know and I'll put up a listing for you!This is a DakotaPrairieTreasures Republication Book (reprint) I've created from my Personal Collection of over 199+ (and counting!) Rare Millinery Books. Our Collection of Republication Books range in date of origin from the mid 1800's to the mid 1900's. They are quite the help for persons who are into historical reenactment or just love the historically accurate, and classic, milliner styles. Restyle Your Hats by Drucella Lowrie Spiral Bound Book Republication™ Originally Published in 1952! Why Buy Just One? Receive a 50% shipping discount, on all items in your order after the first purchase, providing all are paid for in a single payment as invoiced! Up for bid is another marvelous DakotaPrairieTreasures UNABRIDGED Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of our original "Restyle Your Hats" with NO RESERVE!" We scanned and reformatted a scare original and are pleased to offer you this wonderful antique millinery reference for your reenactment, boutique sales or personal recreation sewing pleasures! This HISTORIC item has ~325 line drawings and photos regarding the restyling/manufacturing of the most deliciously feminine HATS & chapeaux in its 120 pages! It includes much information to inspire your millinery muse plus instructions for the needle working techniques to remake lovely hats for all seasons! (Original is NOT for sale) This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques and inspiration for the creative millinery and fabric artists out there who recreate the hats and headdresses from the 1940's and 1950's. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful milliner craft instructional revealing our heritage from earlier America and European cultures! Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use! This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too! This item is a great resource for those who are Flapper and Depression era historical reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, students of historical millinery, clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc! An excerpt: "Here is a book that will show you what you can do with those favorite hats of yours that are stowed away on the closet shelf. They are too good to throw away, yet not quite fresh enough to wear at the beginning of a new season...It is not difficult to do any of these things if you learn one or two little tricks. In fact, once you decide to try your hand at retriming, you will see what wonders can easily be accomplished and what fun it is to follow the fashion with your own creations...What you may need most at the start is an idea, and in this book you will find hundreds of them--with illustrations--to show you what you can do with different-shaped hats. Then you will what to know how to carry out your ides. The remaining pages tell how trimmings are put on and how to make any number of them yourself, what colors to choose, the interesting things you can do with veils, and so on..." CONTENTS Preface The Importance of a Hat What are Style and Fashion? The Basis Styles of Hats How to Recognize the Value of a Hat Straws - Braids - Felts - Other Fabrics The Value and Use of Trimmings Ribbons - Feathers - Flowers and Fruits - Other Trimmings Equipment Needed for Renovating and Retrimming Hats How to Freshen Hats and Trimmings Basic Hat Types and Suitable Ornamentation Cap - Calot - Casual - Cloche - Beret - Bonnet - Derby - Helmet - Pillbox - Sailor - Turban Hats for the Mature Woman Picture Hats Trimming Hats for Little Girls How to Make Millinery Trimmings Knife Pleats - Box Pleats - Pleated Quill - Ribbon Chou - Cocarde - Braided Trims - Ribbon Loops - Ribbon Stick-Up - Ribbon Bows - Brim Trims - Crown Bands - Other Ribbon Trimmings - Tendrils - Velvet Tubing - Leaves - Embroidery Stitches - Beads - Sequins - Pompons - Tassels - Hat Pins How to Sew Trimmings on a Hat Veils and How They are Worn Veiling as Trimming The Bridal Headdress Color Combinations and Texture How to Choose Your Next New Hat What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is! The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim. The antique and vintage thread, fabrics, hat blocks, ribbons, flowers, feathers, etc., can be found online quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store… The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim. The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your grandmothers did! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book. What are the benefits of our antique book Spiral Bound Book Republications™? * Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper. * Our products are made using the latest LaserJet printing technology meaning the ink will not smear like inferior photocopy or inkjet products do. * Our spiral binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects. * Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy. * Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper! * These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing! * You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian pattern book finds with family and friends! You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come... Check out DakotaPrairieTreasures' current auctions for 161+ Millinery Spiral Bound Book, CD and Single Pattern Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure! Payment: PayPal. Shipping: Within the USA: $4.00 via USPS 1st Class. Out-of-country destinations (Canada included): $12.95. International buyers are responsible for their country's custom duties. We do not mark merchandise shipments as "gift" on the USPS Customs form. Combined shipping is available for all Dakota Prairie Auctions ending within 48 hours. A 50% s/h discount will be automatically applied to each item after the first purchase in all combined orders. Copyright Restrictions: All DakotaPrairieTreasures products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). Any descriptive text and trademarks provided by the seller in this listing's title, subtitle and description are the sole property of DakotaPrairieTreasures. All rights reserved. You are permitted to use our product's information for items you make for yourself, as gifts or for fully complete items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs and images remain the exclusive legal property of DakotaPrairieTreasures. Neither the CD Product content or hardcopy designs or images, or any part thereof, may be reproduced, used in class lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or "shared" (either individually or as a package or kit) without DakotaPrairieTreasures' prior written consent. DakotaPrairieTreasures PDF Downloads, Single Patterns, CD Books, eBooks and Softcover Books are copyrighted to DakotaPrairieTreasures and may not be reproduced for resale. However, you may make the pattern items for personal use or for sale as actual garments, etc.

The 18th Century is a challenge to costume on a budget, but with patience, ingenuity, and a little rule-bending, you can create a decent 1700s ensemble for your next costume party! Of course, if yo…